(n.) A West Indian island, giving its name to a disease, to a cherry, etc.
Example Sentences:
(1) • David Hinds (Barbados), Mark Bob Forde (Barbados), Richard Groden (Trinidad & Tobago), Yves Jean-Bart (Haiti) and Horace Reid (Jamaica) all received a warning.
(2) The possibility of micro-epidemics of severe leptospirosis occurring on the island of Barbados was investigated by examining the space-time clustering of the disease in 212 laboratory-confirmed cases admitted to Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Bridgetown, over a 7-year period.
(3) His pioneering efforts helped propel Barbados to a leader in solar water heater use in the western hemisphere.
(4) In a community of potters in Barbados where lead glazes traditionally have been used, a survey of 12 potters, 19 of their family members, and 24 controls revealed elevated blood lead levels in the potters, their family members, and the neighbours who used pottery for culinary purposes.
(5) In the Caribbean , resort costs have fallen sharply in Barbados, accounting for a 26% drop in the barometer basket to £84.24.
(6) My mother came to London from Barbados in the early 60s with a British passport and two A-levels in European history and English literature.
(7) The concentration of radon-222 in air was measured during a flight from Miami to Barbados to Dakar and return; concentrations ranged from 1 to 55 picocuries per standard cubic meter of air and were highest in areas of dense haze, which were present along most of the flight path across the Atlantic Ocean.
(8) I still have the British passport my mother brought with her to Britain from Barbados in 1961, along with three A-levels in English literature, European history and British Constitution.
(9) Bermondsey asks: Could you explain to the British public why 14 year old children are thrown into prison for 3 years for writing nonsense on Facebook and why someone looses their home and goes to jail for doing a nanny job while receiving £70 week in social security while Fred Goodman lives in his holiday home in Barbados for 3 months a year?
(10) Blackman, whose parents came to Britain from Barbados, said she had spent much of her 20s teaching herself black history and said if children are not taught about black historical figures along with heroes such as Lord Nelson, they might be turned off school altogether.
(11) Agglutinins to Leptospira were found at titers of greater than or equal to 1:100 in 150 of 501 (29.9%) vervet monkeys (Cercopithecus aethiops sabaeus) bled within 1 mo of capture in Barbados.
(12) I can also confirm on behalf of my client that he has not used any offshore companies for any purpose whatsoever.” Under Barbadian law, companies incorporated outside Barbados must be registered as an “external company” before they can own real estate on the Caribbean island.
(13) Isolates from two toads and one frog belonged to serovar bim, the causative agent of most cases of severe leptospirosis on Barbados.
(14) This article is based on evaluations made of programs in Antiqua, Barbados, Dominica, Jamaica, St. Christopher and Nevis, and St. Lucia.
(15) An instrument examining the perceptions of "ideal" family functioning was administered to 536 adolescents aged 12 to 18 yr. in Barbados.
(16) To begin investigating the prevalence and risk factors for glaucoma and other eye diseases in Barbados, WI, a pilot study was conducted.
(17) But the Barbados high court decided the rules governing extradition to Britain had not been properly put before the island's parliament, and Biggs was allowed to return to Rio.
(18) The evidence suggests that vervet monkeys in Barbados are transmitting leptospiral infections among themselves independently of other groups of animals, and are not a major source of human leptospirosis.
(19) Calva, in turn, owns another BVI company, which owns the Barbados property.
(20) Cases of leptospirosis admitted to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH), Barbados, were assessed for the presence of "pre-renal azotaemia" (NON-ARF) as opposed to "acute renal failure" (ARF).
Mabby
Definition:
(n.) A spirituous liquor or drink distilled from potatoes; -- used in the Barbadoes.